Looking for a spot to take my son the next 2 weekends. He will be the only 1 gunning and ill just be sitting with him. Will pay cash and sign any waivers. He is 13 and has done the hunters safety course. Im in adams and looking for somewhere within 1 hour…Thank-u guys.

Hey, dono forget to register for the youth goose hunt. Instructions our on this sight. Good opportunity for kids.live and hunt Madison County and south.we have good fields, if you want to make the drive latter in the year, if geese arrive in good numbers. Would be happy to take kids out - would have buddy bring his boy. Dad’s can also shot. Register for youth goose hunt, if and when geese make it this faevening, no problem tak8ng you and your son. Good luck

Go to news briefs on right hand side of page, hit more and look for youth goose hunting article - you have until the 30DEC16 to complete - hunts are in Canton Il on private clubs - no cost associated - fathers can’t shoot - Horseshoe lake southern il also holds a duck youth hunt late in the year - can find info for that hunt on this site also.

Took my son on the IDNR youth hunt around Canton one year, and it was top notch. Dads… take a gun just in case. Depends on how many birds, blinds, kids there are at each spot. When we went, our club offered to let me shoot (after the kids hunted the morning), but I didn’t take a gun. Also some good contacts to make there… as daily hunts are sometimes available at some of these clubs.

Youth interested in participating in the annual Central Illinois Youth Goose Hunt, sponsored by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR), can register now for the hunt, which is scheduled for January 15-16, 2017.

To register for a drawing to participate in the hunt, youth hunters must phone in to the IDNR at 217-785-8060 by the registration deadline of Friday, December 30, 2018. The youth goose hunt will be held at private waterfowl hunting clubs in the Canton area in Fulton Co.

A lottery drawing involving all youth who phone in to register will be conducted on January 3, 2017, and youth hunters selected will be notified by mail. First-time applicants will be given a priority over previous participants in the drawing.

The hunt is open to youngsters ages 10-15 at the time of the hunt. All applicants must possess a valid Illinois hunting or sportsman’s license, have a Harvest Information Program (HIP) registration number, and have a 20 gauge or larger shotgun. Youth hunt participants must be accompanied by a parent or guardian who must possess a valid firearm owner’s identification (FOID) card.